TES Guide to Surviving School Inspection (TES Schools Management)

Laar, Bill

ISBN 10: 0750628014 / ISBN 13: 9780750628013

Published by Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TES Guide to Surviving School Inspection (TES Schools Management)
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750628014
• ISBN 13: 9780750628013
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very good

About this title

Synopsis

This book is a much needed, user friendly guide to the reality of school inspection, providing readers with examples of effective practice, giving an insight into what the inspectors are really looking for and offering a developmental perspective to the
inspection process.

Specifically linked to the autumn 1995 OFSTED Inspection Framework this book * is a practical guide to preparing for inspection * contains examples and scenarios showing how the inspection process works in practice * gives examples of the kinds of evidence schools should have available.
Bill Laar is one of the UK's foremost commentators on schools inspection and its implications for school management and classroom practice. He is a TES columnist.

The only book that addresses the new OFSTED framework
Action checklists at the end of each chapter so that teachers can apply what they have read to their own situation
Includes many questions raised in Bill Laar's weekly column 'An Inspector Writes'.

About the Author

Formerly a primary head teacher, Bill Laar has worked as an Inspector/Advisor for a number of LEA's including Birmingham, the I.L.E.A. and Oxfordshire, where he was the Senior Advisor. He was Chief Inspector for the City of Westminster and is currently a consultant to various LEA's and a registered Ofsted inspector. He contributes extensively to education courses and conferences in the United Kingdom and internationally. He writes on a wide range of issues for education publications.